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SENATE BILL 442

File Code: Public Health
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 631/08 - FIN

Sponsored By:
Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Banking - Educational Publication

Synopsis:

Requiring a hospital to allow a pregnant patient to arrange for the donation of umbilical cord blood to a certified private cord blood bank under specified circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified groups, to develop an educational publication; specifying the content of the publication; requiring the Department to update and distribute a specified publication; requiring providers of obstetrical services to distribute the publication; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Finance
2/18
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire, District 31
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Electronic Government
Genetics
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Organ Donorship
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Pregnancy
Publications -see also- Maryland Register
Public Information
Women

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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